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' J. & R. BEAN.

PUMP.

No. 256,950. Patented Apr. 25, 1882.

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J. & R. BEAN.

PUMP.

No. 256,950. Patented Apr.25, 1882.

UNITED STATES PATENT ()FFICE.

JOHN BEAN AND ROSOOE BEAN, OF SPRINGFIELD, OHIO.

PUMP.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 256,950, dated. April25, 1882.

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, JOHN BEAN and Ros- COLE BEAN, of Springfield, inthe county of Clarke, and in the State of Ohio, have invented certainnew and useful Improvements in Pumps; and we do hereby declare that thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, referencebeing bad to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of referencemarked thereon, making a part of this specification.

This invention relates to certain novel parts and combinations of partsin pumps, which will be fully understood from the following description,when taken in connection with the annexed drawings, in whiel1- Figure 1is an external View and elevation of one side of our improved pumpcomplete. Fig. 2 is a vertical section through partsof the pump, takenin the plane indicated by dotted line :10 00, Fig. 7. Fig. 3 is a sideelevation of the complete pump as seen by lookiugatit from thedischarge-pipe side. Fig. 4 is a vertical section through the pump,taken in the plane indicated by dotted lines y 3 on Fig. 7. Fig. 5 is aside elevation of those parts of the pump which are to remain stationaryin the well. Fig. 6 is a side elevation of those parts of the pumpwhichcan be detached from those parts which are shown by Fig. 5 and removedfrom the well. Fig. 7 is a top view of the pump complete. Fig. 8 is anelevation of the air-chamber sand-pipe, the valve therefor,andconnections with the suction-tube. Fig. 9 is an elevation of oursuspension-frame for supporting the working'parts of the pump, and Figs.10 and 11 show the working parts of our pump.

A designates the platform or foundation flange of the pump, which weconstruct of tn 0 parts, ab. The part'ct is a semicircular flange, orone-half of a ring, and the part bisformed of a correspondingsemicircle, which abuts joints with a, and a circular portion, whichoverlaps the part a and is secured to it by a screw or other means. Thepart a is intended to be secured in a suitable manner to the curb or topof the well, and from this part depend two pipes, B B, which are closedat their upper ends and serve as air or vacuum chambers. Instead ofpipes, solid suspending rods may flange, 0, internally and near itsupper end,

which flange is preferably dished toward a central opening through it,and it has a small leak-hole,d, through it, for a purpose hereinafterexplained.

D designates the suction-pipe, which passes 1 through the bottom of thecylinder O and ex-;

tends up through the opening in the center of the flange 0, lcavingaspace between its upper end and the inner edge of said flange, as shownin Figs. 2 and 4. Below the cylinder 0 the suction-pipe D is sealed by adiaphragm, D, and above and below this diaphragm are short horizontalpipes D D which establish com munication between the said suction-pipeand a sand-box,E, which is provided with a wedgeshaped discharging-gate,E, at its lower end, that may be raised or depressed from the top of thewell by means of a rod, E It will be seen by reference to Fig. 1 thatthe lower end of the sand-box E is curved laterally, so that the saidgate can be opened and shut by a vertical movement. Other means may beadopted for applying a discharging-valve to the said box and operatingthe valve. A reticulated strainer, E in the sand-box operates to checkthe upward flow of the sand with the water while passing from that partof the suctionpipe below the diaphragm D, through pipes D D ,into thatpartof the suction-pipe above the diaphragm.

F designates a tubular air or vacuum cham sand-box E, and which ishermetically sealed at its upper end. This air or vacuum ehamberisespecially useful for pumps used. in driven wells her, which is securedto the upper end of the and where the suction-pipes are very long andthe pump-plungers work hard. In such cases the partial vacuum which isproduced in the tube F during the ascent of the plunger will react, andthus assist in raising the water. There will of course be an air-chamberof greater or less capacity in the tube F at all valve-piston G works,connected to the pumphandle G by means of a rod, G (Shown in Figs. 2 and4.) The lower end of this cylinder G has applied to it a valve, 6,opening upward, which is designed for closing the upper end of thesuction-pipe and the opening surrounding this pipe, but which does notclose leak-hole d. Thelower endoi'the pump-cylinderGis slightly taperedand packed, so that while it can be made to fit water-tight into theupper flaring end of the wall of cylinder 0 it can be removed from thiscylinder, as will behereinafter explained. The upper end of thepnmpcylinder G is closed permanently or by a removable flanged cap, H,which is suitably packed, and which may be connected to the cylinder bya bayonet or other suitable positive fastening. From the center of thecap or cylinder-head H rises a pipe, H, the interior diameter of whichis one-half the interior diameter of the pump-cylinder, and in this pipeH is applied a lon piston, which may be hollow or not, and which isrigidly connected to the pistonrod G so as to move up and down with thevalve-piston G, and to descend into the pumpeylinder at each downstroke. By this arrangement of parts it will be seen that a continuousflow of water is caused to pass through the discharge-pipe I by reasonof the long piston displacing a quantity of water in the cylinder duringthe descending strokes.

It should be stated here that the piston or bucket G is perforated andprovided with a flexible disk-valve, It, which will allow any waterremaining in the discharge-pipe I, when the bucket G is stationary, toslowly pass under it and descend through the small leak-hole d into thecylinder 0, thus preventing water from freezing in the pump. Thedisk-valve h is made very thin and should not extend to the bore ofcylinder G. The operation of this valve will then be as above described.

J designates a tubular air-chamber, which communicates at its lower endwith the pumpcylinder G, and which is secured to the part b of theflangeA by set-screws 2 or by any other suitable means. This tubularair-cham her extends above the flange A, and is closed by a cap, N. Theupper end of the discharge-pipe I. has an elbow or spout, I, attached toit, and below this elbow and the said cap N we connect to the tubularair-chamber and also to thediseharge-pipe a cross-head, P, which ispreferably yoke-shaped, and from the bend of the'yoke rises a standard,k, to which the pump-handle has its fulcrum. The advantage ofhaving theplatform-flange or base-plate A made in the manner described is toafford convenient access to all of the working parts of the pump withoutremoving the entire pump from the well.

By reference to Fig. 6 it will be observed that the actual working partsof the pump have been separated from the parts which are represented byFig. 5. This is effected by simply removing the fastening-screw z,that

holds the parts a I) together, leaving a part of the pump suspended inthe well, and by removing the bolt which holds the rod G to thepump-handle the buckets hfean be removed; or the pump-cylinder Gr may beremoved and the buckets repaired. The cheek-valve a may also be securedto the lower part of the pumpcylinder and removed for repairs. to makesa substantial support for that part of the pump which is intended toremain in the well. By having the flange-plate constructed in thismanner it saves the necessity of removing the entire pump, as pumps havebeen heretofore constructed. We thereby also avoid the necessity ofdescendinginto the well to repair the pump. The said platform -flange orbase-plate may be secured to a platform wellcurb by bolts or screws,which serve to hold the two parts of the flange together. It will bealso observed that the two tubes or rods B B hold or suspend. the lowerpart of the pump; also, that the two pipes I J serve to hold down theworking part of the pump in proper position. The pipe J serves thepurpose of an air-chamber and also as a support for the pumphaudle, andthe discharge-tube I also acts as a support for the pump-handle.

The annular flange 0 may or may not be dished toward the centralopening.

As the check-Valve 6 opens when the pump is in operation, it will beseen that the water in the cylinder 0 is drawn up into the pumpcylinder,leaving a partial vacuum in the pipes B B, and as soon as the pump is atrest and the cheek-valve closes the hole cl serves as an inlet to allowthe water to till the partial vacu um referred to, therefore drawing thewater from the discharge-pipe I to prevent freezing.

In pumps now in common use the dischargepipe is provided with aleak-hole to allow the escape ofsurplus water. In such cases the wateris returned back into the well, and when a hose is used and a greatquantity of water is forced through the pump referred to much water islost, which necessitates an extra amount of labor to raise the waterwhich is not utilized; and another advantage of the cylinder 0 is thatby its being always full of water the pump will always be primed, and inthe event of the pump-cylinder losing its water the pump will always beprimed. This cylinder 0 also acts as a sand or debris receiver, and isprovided with a plug, m, by the removal of which any accumulation can bedrawn out. This cylinder O is also provided with a tube, which Theflange- By reason of having the flangec inclinedand the upper end of thesuction-pipe very small, there will be no lodgment for sand or debris.Hence the valve e will notbe liable to be clogged.

In ordinary pumps the valve-seat is generally large and not providedwith means for allowing the debris to escape therefrom and fall below,as we have shown.

The suction-pipe D is' not necessarily provid-' ed with the sand-boXE orthe tube F; but we I prefer to use these parts, as above explained, whenwe use our pump for long suction or driven wells.

Instead of the gate E and its rod, a removable plug or cap may be used;but the advantage of the gate E and its handle is that we may be able toopen the sand-box E from the platform or flange, and then by theagitation of the water in the cylinder and the motion given tothe rod orhandle E the sand-box can be emptied of any accumulation of.foreigumatter, after which the gate can be shut.

The pipe J may not act as a support for the handle, but it may stop atthe platform and an enlarged tubular support be connected to that partof the flange b, as fully explained in the schedule annexed to thepatent granted to Roscoe Bean, dated April 4, 1876, and numbered175,588.

If desired, we may apply to the cylinder (3 a gate and rod or handlesimilar to what we have shown applied to the sand-box E. The cylind'er 0not only serves as a charger and debrisreceiver, but it also serves as acoupling for the lower part of the pump-cylinder G, to connect the samewith its suction-pipe, and a valve-seat for the check-valve. Theair-chamber or the discharge-pipe extends below the platform-flange, andserves, in combination with set-screws or other fastenings applied tothe flange A, as the means for holding down the pump-cylinder andinsuring close joints between the caps at both ends thereof.

It will be seen from the above description thatl have aframe which isadapted to be suspended into a well and sustained by a flange, and whichafl'ords a support for the actual working parts of the pump and itscylinder, which parts are detachable at pleasure from said frame. \Vheneither one or both of the chambers or pipes B are used as an air orvacuum chamber to draw the water from the disehargepipe, such chamber orchambers may open into the pumpcylinder proper below the piston andabove the check-valve, this communication being obtained by means of thecylinder 0 and holes at in the flange c. This communication we haveshown in the drawings as being through the leak-holedfrom the tube ortubes to the working-cylinder.

Having thus fully described our invention, what we claim is- 1. In apump, a platform-flange consisting of the part a and the part 12,substantially as described.

2. The combination of a two-part vertically and horizontally dividedplatform, a pumpseetion which is adapted to be fixed in a well, and apump-section which is adapted to be removed from the section left in thewell, substantially as described.

3. The combination of a vertically and horizontally divided platform, apump-stock ar franged above the same, and a pump-cylinder and itsattachments arranged below the plat- .form, substantially as described.r

4. The stationary section of the pump, consisting of the flange a, therods depending therefrom, the cylinder 0, attached to said rods andadapted to receive the pump-cylinder G, and the suction-pipe D,substantially as shown.

5. The stationary section of the pump, consisting of a flange whichsustains the lower cylinder, 0, and the suction-pipe, substantially asdescribed.

6. The stationary section of the pump, consisting of a flange, thesuspension rods or tubes, the cylinder 0, the suction-pipe, a tubecommunicating with the suction -pipe, and means for allowing the escapeof sand from the cylinder, substantially as described. T

7. The stationary section of the pump, consistingofa flange, thesuspension rods or tubes,

the cylinder 0, the suction-pipe, tubes communicating therewith, asand-box, and a suitable outlet from said box, substantially asdescribed.

8. The stationarysection of the pump, consisting of a flange, thecylinder 0, and the suspension rods or tubes, forming air or vacuumtubes and communicating with said cylinder below the bucket h,substantially as described.

9. The stationary section of the pump, consisting ot'a flange, thesuspension rods or tubes,

the cylinder 0, the sand-box, a valve or gate at the lower end of thesame, and a rod or handle extending to the top of the well,substantially as described.

10. The stationary section of the pump, consisting of the flange, thesuspension rods or .tubes closed at their upper ends and communicatingwith the cylinder (1, and means for withdrawing the sand, 850., fromsaid cap, substantiall y as described.

1].. The combination of a flange, the suspension rods or tubes dependingtherefrom and communicating with the cylinder 0, the suction-pipeextending upward in said cylinder and forming a valve-seat for thecheck-valve, and a pump-cylinder, G, detachable from said cylinder 0,substantially as described.

12. The combination of the cylinder 0, the suction-pipe therein, theflange c, leaving a space between it and the upper end of thesuction-pipe, and the check-valve seated on flange a, substantially asdescribed.

18. The combination of the cylinder 0, the suction-pipe, and the flangec, perforated at d, having a space between them and affording seats forthe check-valve, for the purpose described.

14. In a pump, the combination of the cap 0, the flange 0, provided witha perforation, d, and means for withdrawing the sand from the said cap,substantially as described.

15. The combination of the cylinder C, the suctionpipe therein, thediaphragm D, water-passages D D, and an air-chamber, F, communicatingwith the said suctionpipe, sub stantially as described.

16. The combination of the cylinder 0, the

her extending above the same, substantially as my but removabledischarge-pipe and a stadischarge-pipe therein, a sand-box communeeating therewith, and an air-chamber above the sand-box, substantiallyas described.

17. For a pump, the combination of a sandbox, a strainer therein, and atubular air-chamdescribed.

18. In a pump, a divided platform-flange constructed to allow theremoval from the well of the working mechanism of the pump,substantially as described.

19. In a pump, a two-part vertically and hori- I zontally dividedplatform-flange arranged to suspend a section of the lower part of thepump in the well after the working mechanism has been removed,substantially as described.

20. ln a pump, the combination of a pumpcylinder, 0, a discharge-pipe,I, a platformflange, a, and a tubular air-chamber, J, independentof thedischarge-pipe, adapted to allow of the withdrawal of the said parts G,I, and J fromthe well, substantially as described.

21. The combination, with a pIatfOrmfiange, ot' a suspended cylinder, 0,and the pump-cylinders G and H, supported thereby, the said flange beingconstructed to allow of the withdrawalofthe cylinders G and H,substantially as shown.

22. In a pump, the combination of a divided or two-part flange-platform,a cylinder, 0, its suspension rods or tubes, the pump-cylinder G, thesuspendingand holding-down dischargepipe, and the air-chamber,substantially as described.

23. In a pump, the combination of a handlestandard and an air-chamberand dischargepipe fixed to but removable from a non-chambered platform,said pipes communicating independently with the pump-cylinder betweentwo pistons, for the purpose set forth.

24. In a pump, the combination ofa stationtionary and removableair-chamber when both communicate with the pump-cylinder through thehead thereof and between two pistons, substantially as described.

25. Ina pump, the combination of a twopart vertically and horizontallydivided platform flange and discharge pipe, removable from part a ofsaid flange, and connected to the handle-standard, and communicatingwith the pump-cylinder between two pistons, for the purpose set forth.

26. In a pump, the combination of a cylinl der, G, its removable top,cap, or head H, and a discharge-pipe and air-chamber connected to saidcap H and communicating with the pumpcylinder below the cap,substantially as described.

27. In a pump, the combination of the removable cap H, thepiston-cylinder G, flange A, and the suspending tubes I J, substantiallyas described.

28. In a pump,tlie combination of the lower cylinder, 0, the sidesupports therefor, and the divided platform to which these supports aresecured, substantially as described.

29. The combination,in a pump, of the lower cylinder, (3, and itstubular side supports communicating with the pump cylinder G above thecheck-valve, substantially as described.

30. The combination of the lower cylinder,

0, provided with a chamber, a tube, and a water-passage, substantiallyas and for the purposes set forth. 7

31. The combination, in a pump, of the lower cylinder, 0, provided witha valve, 6, a seat for this valve, and a leak-hole, d, the suctionpipeD, forming part of said valve-seat, and

means for drawing ofi sand, &c., from said cylinder, substantially asdescribed. 7

32. In a pump, the combination of the lower cylinder, 0, and one or morevacuum-pipes connecting said cylinder to the platl'orm, and

a discharge-pipe whereby the water is drawn v out of the latter pipewhen the pump is at rest, to prevent freezing, substantially asdescribed.

33. In a pump, an air or vacuum chamber communicating with thepump-cylinder below the piston and above the check-valve through holesd, for the purpose specified.

34. In a pump, a frame which is intended to be fixed in the well, havingat its upper end a flange-bearing to be sustained on the curb, andpendants connected at their lower ends by a horizontal piece, andadapted to sustain the working parts of the pump, and to allow the sameto be removed or replaced at pleasure, substantially as specified.

In testimony whereof weaffix our signatures, in'presence of twowitnesses, this 3d day of December, 1881.

JOHN BEAN. ROSGOE BEAN.

Witnesses:

WM. R. HOMER, WM. H. WELLAND.

